Griffith University
Masters of Social Work and Mental Health Practice
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 36 months
Enhance your employability in the field of mental health practice.
Course overview
Graduates of this double degree complete the same courses as other Master of Social Work students, and are equipped with the knowledge, skills, values and ethical foundations for social work practice in a wide range of contemporary social policy and human service contexts, including mental health practice. This program of study is particularly suited to students who may be considering a future career as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker.
This is an AASW-accredited qualification. It is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (ASWEAS).
The program's frameworks for practice are designed to ensure graduates are effective, ethical, and innovative thinkers, communicators, problem-solvers, change facilitators, and leaders. It is designed for undergraduates and has some social and behavioural science components.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
What you will study
To be eligible for the Master's of Social Work and Mental Health Practice award, a student must earn 220 credit points.
- Foundations of Social Work Practice (20 Credit points)
- Foundations of Research Inquiry
- First Peoples and Social Justice (Advanced)
- Social Work Theory for Practice
- Social Work Field Placement 1 (30 Credit points)
- Applied Skills and Knowledge for Social Work
- Human Services: Law and Social Policy
- Interdisciplinary Professional Ethics
- Applied Counselling
- Social Work Field Placement 2 (30 Credit points)
- Critical Reflective Practice and Leadership
- Consumer, Carer, and Community Engagement in Mental Health
- Contemporary Mental Health Practice
- Independent Practice Project
- Trauma Integrated Practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Mental Health and Co-occurring Conditions
- Contemporary Suicide Prevention Practice 1
- Professional Practice
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Master of Social Work/Master of Mental Health Practice, you must have:
- A related three-year bachelor's degree (or higher) that includes at least one year of full-time studies in social sciences (studies of the individual and society) or equivalent.
Related fields include, but are not restricted to:
Behavioural Science, Child and Family, Community Development, Counselling, Criminology, Human Services, Indigenous Studies, Mental Health and Well-being, Political Science, Psychological Science, Psychology, Social Policy, Social Welfare, Sociology with a Human Services focus.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning, which may relate to prior formal or informal learning. Informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website:
- Credit transfer
Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect.
- View credit precedents for this program.
The University's Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy will apply. Credit will only be awarded by Section 7: Admissions, credit decisions and degree requirements of the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (ASWEAS) 2024. Recognition of Prior Learning will only be awarded by Section 4: Practice education of the ASWEAS 2024.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
There are career opportunities for social workers and mental health workers in government, non-government and private sector agencies with jobs in hospital and community health settings, youth work, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, child and family welfare, child protection, youth and adult offending, employment and income support, aged care, community development, family support, disability services, services for women, multicultural services and many other social welfare organisations.
Fees and CSP
Indicative annual fee in 2025: $11,000 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load of 80 credit points.
The indicative annual tuition fee is based on current conditions and available data and should only be used as a guide. These fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change. Could you contact the university directly to confirm?
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Could you contact the university directly to confirm?
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you only need to pay some of your tuition fees. The student contribution amount is the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per the courses you're enrolled in.
- Depending on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
